Paradiestus

Paradiestus is a genus of South American corinnid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1915. It was considered a synonym of Corinna from 1925 to 2000.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyCorinnidae

Observations1

Paradiestus is een spinnengeslacht uit de familie pantserzakspinnen (Corinnidae). Soorten Paradiestus aurantiacus Mello-Leitão, 1915 Paradiestus egregius (Simon, 1896) Paradiestus giganteus (Karsch, 1880) Paradiestus penicillatus (Mello-Leitão, 1939) Paradiestus vitiosus (Keyserling, 1891)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 4
Family: Corinnidae
Collections: FMNH, MNRJ
Recorded in: Bolivia, Brasil, United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Corinnidae

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taxon name: Paradiestus
taxon rank: genus
endemic to: Brazil

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Paradiestus is a genus of South American corinnid sac spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1915. It was considered a synonym of Corinna from 1925 to 2000.

==Species== it contains five species, all found in Brazil: Paradiestus aurantiacus Mello-Leitão, 1915 (type) – Brazil Paradiestus egregius (Simon, 1896) – Brazil Paradiestus giganteus (Karsch, 1880) – Brazil Paradiestus penicillatus (Mello-Leitão, 1939) – Brazil Paradiestus vitiosus (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil

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